System Requirements |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| Application Server | Apache | IIS/.Net | IIS/.Net | IIS/.Net |
| Approximate Cost | $75,000 | Varies with size. Starts at $15,000. | 30EUR + VAT per domain | |
| Database | Oracle | MSSQL | MSSQL | MSSQL |
| License | Closed Source | Closed Source | Closed Source | Open Source |
| Operating System | Platform Independent | Windows Only | Windows Only | Windows Only |
| Programming Language | Java | VB | C# | C# |
| Root Access | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Shell Access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Server | Any | IIS | IIS | IIS |
Security |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| Audit Trail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Captcha | Free Add On | No | Free Add On | Free Add On |
| Content Approval | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email Verification | Yes | Yes | Free Add On | Yes |
| Granular Privileges | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kerberos Authentication | Yes | Costs Extra | Yes | No |
| LDAP Authentication | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| Login History | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NIS Authentication | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| NTLM Authentication | Yes | No | Free Add On | No |
| Pluggable Authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Problem Notification | Yes | Yes | Free Add On | Yes |
| Sandbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Session Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| SMB Authentication | No | No | Free Add On | No |
| SSL Compatible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SSL Logins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SSL Pages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Versioning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Support |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| Certification Program | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Code Skeletons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial Manuals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commercial Training | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Developer Community | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online Help | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pluggable API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Professional Hosting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Professional Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Public Forum | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Public Mailing List | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Test Framework | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Third-Party Developers | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Users Conference | Yes | No | Limited | Yes |
Ease of Use |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| Drag-N-Drop Content | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Email To Discussion | Costs Extra | No | Yes | No |
| Friendly URLs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Resizing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Macro Language | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Mass Upload | Yes | Yes | Yes | Free Add On |
| Prototyping | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Server Page Language | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spell Checker | Yes | Free Add On | Yes | Free Add On |
| Style Wizard | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Subscriptions | Costs Extra | Yes | Free Add On | Yes |
| Template Language | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| UI Levels | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Undo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Zip Archives | Costs Extra | No | Yes | Free Add On |
Performance |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| Advanced Caching | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Database Replication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Load Balancing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Page Caching | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Static Content Export | Yes | No | Yes | Free Add On |
Management |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| Advertising Management | Costs Extra | No | Yes | Free Add On |
| Asset Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clipboard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Content Scheduling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Content Staging | Yes | No | Yes | Costs Extra |
| Inline Administration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online Administration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Package Deployment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sub-sites / Roots | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Themes / Skins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Trash | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Statistics | Costs Extra | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web-based Style/Template Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web-based Translation Management | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Workflow Engine | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes |
Interoperability |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| Content Syndication (RSS) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FTP Support | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| UTF-8 Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WAI Compliant | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| WebDAV Support | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| XHTML Compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Flexibility |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| CGI-mode Support | No | No | No | No |
| Content Reuse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Extensible User Profiles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Interface Localization | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Metadata | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-lingual Content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-lingual Content Integration | Yes | No | Yes | Limited |
| Multi-Site Deployment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| URL Rewriting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Built-in Applications |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| Blog | Costs Extra | No | Free Add On | Free Add On |
| Chat | Costs Extra | No | Limited | No |
| Classifieds | Costs Extra | No | Free Add On | Free Add On |
| Contact Management | Costs Extra | No | Limited | No |
| Data Entry | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Database Reports | Yes | No | Free Add On | No |
| Discussion / Forum | Costs Extra | No | Free Add On | Free Add On |
| Document Management | Limited | Yes | Costs Extra | No |
| Events Calendar | Limited | Yes | Yes | Free Add On |
| Expense Reports | Costs Extra | No | Costs Extra | No |
| FAQ Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Free Add On |
| File Distribution | Yes | Yes | Yes | Free Add On |
| Graphs and Charts | Costs Extra | Costs Extra | Limited | No |
| Groupware | Costs Extra | No | Costs Extra | Free Add On |
| Guest Book | Costs Extra | No | Free Add On | Free Add On |
| Help Desk / Bug Reporting | Costs Extra | No | Limited | No |
| HTTP Proxy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| In/Out Board | Costs Extra | No | Costs Extra | No |
| Job Postings | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Link Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mail Form | Costs Extra | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matrix | Costs Extra | No | No | No |
| My Page / Dashboard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Newsletter | Costs Extra | Limited | Costs Extra | Yes |
| Photo Gallery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polls | Costs Extra | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Product Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Project Tracking | Costs Extra | No | No | No |
| Search Engine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Site Map | Yes | Yes | Free Add On | Yes |
| Stock Quotes | Costs Extra | No | No | No |
| Surveys | Costs Extra | Yes | Yes | Costs Extra |
| Syndicated Content (RSS) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tests / Quizzes | Costs Extra | No | Free Add On | No |
| Time Tracking | Costs Extra | No | No | No |
| User Contributions | Costs Extra | Limited | Costs Extra | Free Add On |
| Weather | Costs Extra | No | No | Free Add On |
| Web Services Front End | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Wiki | Costs Extra | No | Yes | Free Add On |
Commerce |
SDL Tridion R5 |
SiteControl.NET 2.0 |
Sitecore 6.5 |
Umbraco CMS 4.0 |
| Affiliate Tracking | Costs Extra | No | Costs Extra | Free Add On |
| Inventory Management | No | No | Costs Extra | Free Add On |
| Pluggable Payments | No | No | Costs Extra | Free Add On |
| Pluggable Shipping | No | No | Costs Extra | Free Add On |
| Pluggable Tax | No | No | Costs Extra | Free Add On |
| Point of Sale | No | No | Costs Extra | Free Add On |
| Shopping Cart | No | No | Costs Extra | Free Add On |
| Subscriptions | Costs Extra | No | Costs Extra | No |
| Wish Lists | No | Costs Extra | Costs Extra | No |
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